As the balance of power shifts from the West to the East, the relationship
between the two regional giants, China and India, gains significance. Their
relationship will determine to a great extent the new political architecture
that takes shape in Asia and the world at large. Nor are the two powers unaware
of this. As a Chinese premier meeting the Indian prime minister is reported to
have said, 'When we shake hands, the whole world will be watching.'
The China Syndrome seeks to decipher the complex, multi-layered relationship
between the two countries, and the strategy or lack of it in India's China
policy. Given the emerging